Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c12.s2.2

c12.s2.2

**Invocations.** The student is then committed to the charge of the gods with prayers varying also with his caste. The Brāhmaṇa is committed for the sake of great learning, the Kshatriya for great royalty, and the Vaiśya for great wealth [*Hiraṇya.* i, 1, 4, 8]. According to Śāṅkhāyana [ii, 2, 13–14], "those who are desirous of a host of adherents should be initiated with the verse: 'Thee, the Lord of Hosts' [*Ṛv.*, ii, 23, 1]," and "warriors, with the verse: 'Come here, do not come to harm'" [*Ṛv.*, viii, 20, 1].